Recurring events established in 1959

mathematical olympiad for pre-university students

Melodifestivalen (; ) is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged almost every year since 1959. The selection of the country's Eurovision entry is its primary focus, in contrast to some others such as Italy's Sanremo Music Festival. In the early 2000s, the competition was the most popular television program in Sweden; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the heats averaged 3.3 million viewers, and

Japanese music award

daily ceremony involving Indian and Pakistani military

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beauty contest

annual celebration in Finland

festival in the Netherlands about Indonesian cultur

Annual air show